I've been researching my family history for 8 years now and it's about time I shared some of my findings.
My father's family come mostly from the North East of England (surnames Hudson, Lamb, Kerss, Pattison, Todner). Mum's father's family come from Birmingham, England (Darby, Pugh, Read) and Mum's mother's from mid-Wales (Pugh, Hughes, Jones).

Tuesday, 15 March 2011

On This Day ... 15 March

1777 Hugh Pugh was born in St Harmon, Radnorshire, Wales. He was the son of Hugh Pugh and Elizabeth Richards, and emigrated with his family to Ontario, Canada in the 1840s.

1830 Ann Todner Blench was born at Sheep Hill, Tanfield, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of Wheatley Blench and Anne Todner.

1858 Emily Constance Hudson was born in Sunderland, Co Durham. She was the daughter of Ralph Milbank Hudson and Elizabeth Robson.